Alumni HighlightsName: Joy Bailey Hutson '99 Education after MC: One year of graduate work in Mathematics at UT Knoxville while waiting for my husband, Murph (a.k.a. Travis K. Hutson ’00) to graduate from MC in 2000. Then, I went on to complete a Master of Statistics at North Carolina State University--Go Wolfpack!
Q: What have you recently achieved in your career or life that you’re especially proud of? A: I am proud of the fact that I have participated in the testing and evaluation of over 35 security systems and devices throughout my four-year tenure at Safe Skies in order to increase aviation security and ensure the safety of the traveling public. Over the past year, I was honored to have the opportunity to mentor and help train a fellow MC math graduate, Meg Graham ‘04, as she completed a statistical internship and started fulltime employment at Safe Skies. I am also proud that I have been able to apply my problem-solving and statistical knowledge to areas of my life outside of my career. Most recently, I applied my skills in an effort to help my church better improve the worship experience of its members through a congregational survey. I find fulfillment in using my skills to help people and to make a lasting contribution to the greater good, and my goal is to find more ways to do this in the near future. Q: In what ways did your MC experience prepare you for your current vocation? A: I could not effectively complete my day-to-day tasks without my ability to work with a team to accomplish project objectives—a skill honed both in the classroom and through my work with Alternative Spring Break, Student Programming Board, Residence Life and the Academic Life Council at MC. My Senior Study work also helped prepare me for the technical writing, programming and data analysis that I carry out every day. Q: Thing you love most about what you do now: A: Opportunity to travel – Anchorage, Alaska; Santa Ana, CA; Boston, MA; Montreal, Canada; Seattle, WA and more! Q: Favorite courses at MC: A: Probability and Statistics, Differential Equations, LIT 270, J-term class in Spain, “On the Trail of Don Quixote” & Modern Physics Q: One thing you’ll never forget about MC: A: There are so many things I will never forget about MC, but one of the most important is the genuine commitment of MC staff and faculty to help every student who puts forth effort to reach his/her goals and to become the best well-rounded person possible. The mentoring and guidance I received are priceless. As my college and career goals evolved, Dr. Dent, Dr. Nichols, Dr. Bay and Martha Hess were always there to help make sure I was getting the classes, advice, and emotional support I needed. I’ll never forget the amount of time Dr. Dent spent with me in advisee sessions and how he used to keep a stack of drop/add forms in my file! I am eternally grateful to Dr. Paul Warne for connecting me with Dr. Suzanne Lenhart at UTK, a researcher in the forefront of Optimal Control Theory, and working with her to help me generate a thesis of which I am extremely proud. Finally, I was blessed to meet my husband Murph through MC Math and Computer Science Club functions—I know, “what math geeks!” I still call upon my former MC professors and confidants for advice. My experiences at MC are very much a part of who I have become; thus, I leave a piece of MC in almost everything I do. |
Life After MC Recent Graduate/Career Data
Quick FactGraduates of the Mathematics for Teacher Licensure major at Maryville College have a 100% placement rate in teaching jobs throughout the last five years. The 2006 recipient of the Outstanding Student Teacher award at the secondary level was a Mathematics for Teacher Licensure major, Justin Cook. |
